despite growing pressure to throw his hat in the ring. >> in a dramatic start to the michael jackson manslaughter trial prosecutors show jackson's lifeless body as they opened their case against conrad murray, the doctor accused of killing him. murray's attorney say the singer died of an accidental overdose and the doctor would never harm one of his closest friends. >> and the end of an era. after 33 years, more than a thousand broadcasts, television icon andy rooney is stepping down as a regular on "60 minutes." this morning a look back at some of our favorite moments with andy. early this wednesday morning, andy. early this wednesday morning, september 28, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning. i'm erica hill. you can sort of see something in the fog there. >> i think that was our studio

beneath the fog. good morning. i'm chris wragge. we begin with the race for the white house. the man stealing the limelight is a governor who insists he's not a candidate. despite his denials, governor chris christie's supporters are more pumped up every day. bill whitaker reports snrk it had all the markings of a campaign swing. governor chris christie hit three states in four days with a speech last night at the ronald reagan library in southern california. an all but required stop for republicans with national ambitions. >> what happened to state senator obama? when did he become one of the dividers he spoke so eloquently of in 2004? there is, of course, a different choice. >> reporter: he's made a big name for himself with his bold

brand of conservative politics and his brash style. here he is as hurricane irene bore down on new jersey. >> get the hell off the beach in asbury park and get out. >> reporter: he says he's raising money for the gop but he's raising conservative hopes that he'll jump into the presidential race. >> he resonates well with a lot of people. >> if he ran, i would vote for him. >> reporter: chris christie has said he doesn't mean to run. >> they put a minute and 53 seconds of my answers strung back to back to back together. everyone go to politico.com. it's on the front page. click on it. those are the answers. >> i mean this with all my heart. we need you. your country needs you to run for president. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's extraordinarily flattering. but by the same token, that heartfelt message you gave me is

also not a reason for me to do it. that reason has to reside inside me. >> reporter: still, growing disillusionment with the rest of the republican field is reigniting chris christie's supporters who won't take no for an answer. bill whit ter, cbs news, los angeles. >> joining us now is republican strategist ed rollins, former campaign manager for michele bachmann. >> good morning. >> he's said, i'm flattered, i don't want to do it. his brother says he's not running but he doesn't sound like a noncandidate. >> he's a superstar in the party and there are money people in new york that want him in the campaign. they have offered money. it's very flattering to a government in trench warfare in new jersey with the legislature to take a shot at running for president. at the end of the day it's a long hard battle. five months from now the first votes are cast in iowa. you have to walk away from the

governor job. it's hard to put a campaign together. >> when you look at the push for him, is it more about support for chris christie and who he's shown himself to be as a politician or about dissatisfaction with the existing field? >> i think governor perry was going to be the new superstar. he's been governor for ten years, biggest republican state in the country, texas. he's not a good debater, obviously. he had three failed debates. governor romney has been running for six, seven years. i think at the end of the day both have strong organizations and resources to go all the way. they are not getting out of the race because chris christie or anyone else gets in. other candidates won't get out either f. you want in, you have to be prepared for a fight. >> could chris christie do a 180? he's seen as a flip-flopper on some issues like abortion, to say, no, no, i'm flattered and then to say, okay, i'm in.

could that be used against him? >> sure. at the end of the day he's at his peak today. the moment you enter the contest the media is looking at everything. he's been governor for 20 months and to a certain extent it's a rough and tumble game. just as governor perry discovered they go look at lots of things. they have to defend a lot of things. >> you mentioned five months, but to get a national campaign together in that time, is there time for that? >> it's very difficult. even though the money people, millionaires and billionaires, promised to put money in you have to raise $2,500 as governor. chris christie took public money which is how you do it in new jersey. he beat an unpopular governor. he's a superstar. there will be a great outburst for him but it's a tough mountain to claim. >> sarah palin on the verge of an announcement. do you think she's in or out? >> who knows? the bottom line is she can walk

in. she'll have all the media attention. she can raise money. i don't think she's a viable candidate. >> i have one last one. michele bachmann. technically you are an adviser but you're taking shots at one another. >> no, no. all i said is the strategy i laid out in june is she has to win iowa. she won the straw poll. she has to spend five months in iowa and win. that's her ticket out. if she can't do it she won't be a viable candidate. >> ed, thank you very much for coming in. >> in our next hour we look at the republican race as we talk with herman cane. he's with us in a little bit. >> now a look at the opening statements of the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor. it was an emotional first day. the defendant shed tears as did michael jackson's mother. ben tracy has more. >> reporter: prosecutors began their case by showing a photo of michael jackson's lifeless body on a gurney and the room in

which he died in june of 2009. they played an audio recording of jackson, said to be made by his doctor, conrad murray. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say -- i have never seen nothing like this in my life. >> reporter: jackson's words slurred and barely recognizable. i've never seen nothing like this. go. it's amazing. he's the greatest entertainer in the world. >> reporter: prosecutors say in the last two months of jackson's life he was given propofol on a daily basis by dr. conrad murray. murray ordering hundreds of vials of the powerful anesthetic. >> 4.09 gallons of this general anesthetic agent. >> reporter: but the defense said it was jackson who

ultimately killed himself while murray was in the bathroom. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazipan created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. >> it's hard to imagine two opening statements being more different. the prosecution's was slick, almost perfectly choreographed. the defense seemed more meandering. >> reporter: murray became emotional as lawyers talked of his friendship with the singer. >> michael jackson would share with him things about his childhood, about his family, about his life, his dreams, his hopes. they were friends first. >> reporter: ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> with us now is jean casares from "in session" on trutv. good to have you was. i understand you were sitting with the jackson family in the courtroom. you hear the audio. there is nothing about it that

sounds like michael jackson. were you watching them? what was the reaction of the family as they listened to that? >> i think everybody was stunned in that courtroom. we had never heard michael jackson like that. but the family was sitting in front of me. there were nine of them all together. they were stoic. paying attention to the opening when this audio tape began to be played they looked at each other. they were concerned, shocked, stunned. you could tell they didn't know about this tape and they didn't like what they were hearing. you know, you say to yourself, well, gee, michael jackson is suddenly on trial. this is what the prosecution is tryi in ing to do. they are trying to say conrad murray who recorded it on his iphone saw michael jackson, knew this was happening but continued to buy propofol and other drugs for michael jackson. they are going into the state of mind of conrad murray to show gross negligence, the deviation from a standard of care that a doctor should have toward a

patient. >> that's the prosecution's angle, what you could gasoline from t glean -- glean from the opening statement. the defense was described as meandering in the opening statements. what did we learn about highwow defense is setting up a case here? >> it is going to put the focus, the responsibility on michael jackson. they are saying conrad murray was trying to wean him off of propofol, that michael jackson used propofol for years every time he went on a concert tour. so conrad murray knew this and agreed to buy it for him, but knew he had to wean it off of him and when conrad murray walked out of the room to go to the restroom that morning of june 25, he never would have imagined that michael jackson took eight pills of an anti-anxiety medication and then ingested the propofol. when he came back, he was dead. that's the defense theory. >> that's what we'll hear going

forward. what are the chances the defense will put dr. murray an the stand? >> think there are likely. there were only two people in that bedroom. conrad murray and michael jackson. one is deceased. the other can take the stand -- dr. murray -- to talk about what happened, to talk about how in good faith he was treating michael jackson and did not violate the standard of care. the defense is going to say maybe there was negligence here, all the way. but that's a medical malpractice claim and that should not be in this criminal court. >> it is fascinating. that audio may be the first of many bombshells. thanks for your time this morning. >> you're welcome. >> now the latest on the food poisoning outbreak, the deadliest in 13 years. people have died from eating contaminated cantaloupe. 72 people in 18 states have gotten sick and expect the number to go up. >> jensen farms in holly, california has recalled millions of cantaloupes. that happened this month.

now medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. one of the things that's troubling for people and alerting concerns at the cdc is this happened a while ago. the death toll has more than doubled since last week. explain how it works out. >> it's not uncommon at all to see a lag time between a product recall, in this case the cantaloupe, and rising cases -- in this case unfortunately death. this is a bacteria that can live for a long time in refrigerators, on surfaces, even though the recall occurred a couple weeks ago it has a long incubation period up to four weeks. people could have eaten cantaloupe, feel fine but they will get sick in the future. the other thing is the clinical course of the disease takes time. people may have been sick and died now. finally, it takes time to do laboratory confirmation testing. the cdc does expect the death toll to continue to rise. >> is this the most deadly of

food borne illnesses? >> for listeria, yes. one out of six americans is infected with a food borne illness every year in this country and there are 3,000 deaths, way too many. this is something that for this bacteria it does appear to be a deadly type of bacteria, more than e. coli or salmonella that we hear about more often. this is something the cdc is keeping a close eye on. >> it feels like we are hearing about more outbreaks. >> we are. the tracking is better and that's something the government wants greater oversight over.

>> for more than 30 years andy rooney ended nearly every "60 minutes" broadcast with his thoughts on politics to paper weights. >> he'll make his last appearance on "60 minutes" this weekend so we thought we'd take a look back at some of our favorite rooney moments. >> i don't know anything offhand that mystifies americans more than the cotton they put in pill bottle. why do they do it? is any adult going to eat this

detergent accidentally? >> something i have been meaning to talk to you about is faucets. >> this will be another chapter on our story about fake stuff. >> i wondered how mixed the nuts were. i don't have much to do on saturday. >> land of enchantment in new mexico. i ran out of gas in a helicopter in new mexico once. that was an enchanted afternoon. >> i said it and i'm glad. [ laughter ] >> nothing seems funny this week. >> how could anyone smart enough to make a bomb to do this in oklahoma city be so evil as to plan it and under a day care center. never gotten into this before. now that we are in it, i want us to win it.

people say i talk too loud. i personally dislike loud talkers, so i'm sorry if i am one! >> i don't know what to do. i try to look nice. i comb my hair, tie my tie but i draw the line with trimming my eyebrows. you work with what you've got. you know what i mean? you know, don't you? i have tried to correct what's wrong with the world over the years. it's discouraging to note what little effect i have had. they are still putting cotton in pill bottles. >> some of the most famous eyebrows in television. >> indeed, they are. >> you talk about walking around the broadcast center. when you see andy, you are watching television history up and down the halls. >> no matter how many times you see him in the halls and what a treat is for us to call him a colleague you stop every time and there is a moment when i think, oh, my goodness.

there is only one andy rooney. >> people will be recounting the great stories he's done and his history with cbs, the one thing we share is a devout love of the new york football giants. he's a long time season ticket holder. we'll miss him. >> we will. of course you can catch andy rooney sunday night on "60 minutes" here on cbs. >> still ahead this morning, getting americans back to work. we'll get an update from wall street and hear from award winning author thomas friedman about what needs to be done now. >> we'll check in with amanda knox's parents to find out how they are doing. a verdict possibly days away. that's ahead this morning on "the early show." all ahead this morning on "the early show." [ male announcer ] odds of finding your long-lost twin at mcdonald's,

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question judges in her appeal must answer as they determine whether the former college student should continue to serve time for murder. >> after she was called a she devil, she was then called a loving person. her father tells us what they talked about and what the chances of her coming home are as early as possibly this weekend. we'll discuss that. still a subject for conversation now. we'll discuss it when we come back on "the early show." stay with us on cbs. >> this portion sponsored by mercedes benz.

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club's garage. san francisco police car hit by vandalism this morning. you can see it here. windshields were broken on three patrol cars on bryant street. san francisco pd says a homeless woman with a knife smashed the windows and a homeless man stopped her with a can of pepper spray. more restrictions on smoking in the east bay. the concord city council voted to ban smoking in a 17-block area around todos santos plaza in downtown concord. the ban is for public property and private property that's accessible to the public. deadly police pursuit in east palo alto this morning. elizabeth has the very latest on traffic impact in just a moment. we have your weather as well coming up right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

we continue to follow this developing news out of east palo alto. a police pursuit started around 5:15, ended in a deadly crash on city streets. we have these live pictures right now from the scene. university remains shut down in both directions for several blocks right around bay street. so this is impacting traffic on and off the dumbarton bridge. use willow until after the investigation. you can see the motor viking involved in the crash. a busy morning at the bay bridge because of a very early- morning fender-bender that for a while belonged a couple of lanes of traffic.

so it's been stacked up well into the macarthur maze. that's created big delays. lawrence has the forecast. >> weather looking great outside, elizabeth. plenty of sunshine come your way today, folks, i think you're going to love it as we're going to see some very warm temperatures out there. it's going to be clear all day. the temperatures going to be heating up. san francisco looking at mid- 70s, 80s into oakland's, you will see some mid-90s in the hottest spots well inland. as you head toward the next couple of days, temperatures will cool down big cooldown over the weekend with more clouds on the way. ,,,,

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if not, go right back to bed. >> just keep the tv on. >> i'm chris wragge we are california hill. the latest from the court with amanda knox. her co-defendants attorney said they called her a she devil. >> quoting from the movie to say, it's not that she's bad, it is just that she's drawn that way. this morning we'll check in with amanda's father act the case, how his daughter is doing. the decision could come as soon as this weekend. so we'll take a look at all of that and what it is like for him to sit in court and hear those things being said about his daughter. first, we want to check in on wall street which is showing signs of life this week, which is welcomed news. the dow jones industrial gaining 146 points on tuesday. the third gain in a row. joining us from the nyse is alexis from moneywatcher. three days in a row, is this the sign of a recovery or the up and down dance we have seen before? >> reporter: well, erica,

traders say not so fast. we have stocks higher in the early going this morning. taking a look at the big board right now, if the market can hold on to the gainsed, it will be four winning days in a row. stocks have soared on the hope that europe is moving closer to resolving its debt crisis. and in just the past three trading sessions the dow is up about 4%. but there are fresh signs that the u.s. economy is losing steam. the government today says factory orders from manufactured goods like airplanes and cars fell in august after rising in july and remember manufacturing had been one of the strongest parts of the economy since the recession ended. so analysts warn we are going to be in for more of the false-rallies until europe takes some concrete action to stem its debt crisis. and the u.s. economy shows some signs of life. erica? >> all right, alexis on wall street, thanks. wall street may be picking up steam, but how about main street?

tom friedman has been thinking about how to turn things around for people. he's the co-author of the book, "that used to be us." tom, good morning. good to see you. >> good to be with you, chris. >> we talked to alexis a moment ago, slight rally in the stocks there. europe and greece are getting their house in order, so they say. how is this impacting the market right now? and is this confidence we are seeing in this little role that we are on, is it premature to be too happy about this? >> i think it is a little premature because until you see the situation in europe truly stabilize, and that's going to almost certainly require greece to default. and for the other european countries to backstop their banks. you might say as an american, what does this matter to me? my money is safe. my money is in my money market. you may want to check your money market. it may well own commercial paper from greek banks or european

banks that could be very much affective. we are not out of the woods yet. what happens in europe will not stay in europe. >> what we have seen in the last couple of months is we are all in this together, what happens over there really makes its way to our shores very quickly. we'll talk about the consumer confidence, that's another thing brought up a moment ago. how imperative is it for the people of this country to get some of that confidence back, are we any closer to resuming some of that consumer confidence if the markets really need that in order to be restored? >> well, one of the things that would restore consumer confidence most is if they actually saw this between republicans and democrats on how to deal with new spending and long-term tax reform and the spending cuts that we need. i think that the bickering in washington has put a dark cloud over the center of the country. people feel like we are the children of divorcing parents. and it doesn't exactly put you in a mood to want to go out and spend or invest. >> let's talk about the flawed

tax structures along the lines of what you mentioned, we'll talk about the corporate level. the ceo of coca-cola caused stir when he told the financial times the u.s. is becoming less friendly than china to do business right now. when you hear something like that, and when it kind of relates to flawed tax structure and political gridlock in washington, is this a view echoed by more and more companies you are hearing? >> well, it certainly is. one of the things we point out in our book "it used to be us" is we have gone from a world connected to a world hyper-connected. that means that big multinationals, coca-cola or intel, they are not in america, they hover over america. they hover over here. basically the headquarters are here, but they can go wherever they see the most opportunity to get return on capital. and if they find themselves blocked here, they are just going to quickly go somewhere else in this hyper-connected world.

that moved what coca-cola is saying. >> great to talk to you. >> pleasure. let's go to jeff glor at the news desk with a look at

>> up next, defense attorneys

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we may know as soon as this weekend if american student amanda knox will, in fact, be set free and come home to the united states. on tuesday, closing arguments in the appeal of her murder conviction in italy focused again on knox's character as defense attorneys claim there is not enough real evidence to keep her in prison. cbs news correspondent charlie d'agata has the latest this morning from perugia,ity la. >> reporter: this morning, amanda knox's family had a chance to visit her in prison. next time they go, they are hoping to take her home. >> we just love her and we are here to support her. >> reporter: defense teams for knox and her ex-boyfriend sollecito say the prosecution's case is quickly unraveling. >> translator: there was no evidence against raffael and amanda. everything in the investigation is based on nothing. >> reporter: they say amanda

knox is not the she devil prosecutors make her out to be. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: i think amanda knox could be compared to jessica rabbit? you know sno i'm not bad. just drawn that way. she is not like that, just portrayed that way. >> reporter: it may seem glib in a murder trial but placed on knox's character a and how she is perceived here. italian journalist foleti says at first she was characterized as being obsessively diabolical. while residents aren't convinced that knox and sollecito are guilty of the murder of meredith kercher. >> they were young people and all young and it's a pity for all of them. >> i think it's sad two young people are going to spend 30 years in prison. >> reporter: whether knox and sollecito will be sent back to

prison or walk free is a decision the jury could make as early as saturday. charlie d'agata, cbs news, perugia, italy. >> joining us from perugia is amanda knox's father curt. give us an idea, how is amanda doing? >> we had a chance to visit her out at the prison. to be frank she is anxious as to when the verdict is going to take place. it's just a few days away. being 24 years old and with the possibility of a life sentence, i'd be extraordinarily anxious, but she'll make it through. >> how about you? how are you holding up? >> well, you know, we want to be strong for her, to try to keep her spirits up. you know, she knows she is innocent and we know she is innocent. it's a matter of having the court say that and, hopefully,

we get to bring her home soon. >> as you sat there in court, we heard her called the she devil among other names. what is it like for you to sit there and to listen to that? >> you know, it's extraordinarily hard. the people that are just doing an all-out, you know, character assassination and assault on her have never even met her, never even talked to her and, you know, to have them say that, it's very hurtful to us, but it's even more hurtful to her. and we're thankful that those days are now over and we can move on to defense arguments and hopefully the right verdict. >> the closing arguments for that begin tomorrow. amanda is also, as i understand it, planning to address the court. what will she say? >> well, she's going to address the court probably just before they adjourn to deliberate, and, you know, she's been thinking about this for over three months and what she wants to say and,

you know, at this point in time, i'm going to let that kind of be a surprise. >> have you discussed it with her at all? >> very hard -- well, yes, we have discussed it, but, you know, it's going to be tough -- it's going to be very painful just from the perspective of, you know, essentially pleading for your life and that is a tough thing to deal with as a 24-year-old. >> tough to imagine at any age. meredith kercher's family has been speaking out saying their daughter is really getting lost in a lot of the attention thab focused on amanda and on this trial. there are also reports they may attend the verdict. anything you'd like to say to them? have you reached out to them at all in these recent months? >> you know, the kercher family and their comments related to meredith being lost is really a true statement. it's so unfortunate. i mean, they have experienced the worst thing that any parent could ever experience and to have it continue and not be

allowed closure is extraordinarily difficult. you know, we have extended our deepest condolences during interviews such as this, but until they know what we believe the truth to be and that amanda and raffael had nothing to do with it, i don't know how they would accept our condolences in person and i'm hopeful we are allowed to do that very, very soon. >> curt knox, appreciate you being with us this morning. we will continue to follow it. thank you. >> thank you very much for having me. coming up, the long shot who suddenly is making noise in the republican presidential race. >> we will speak with tea party winner herman cain win of the straw poll last week. he is here with us in the studio. stay with us. this is "the early show" on cbs. . they have bubbles and come in these really cool cans. it's real fruit juice, crisp sparkling water, and no added sugar. comes in diet, too. it's refreshing, tasty -- the whole family will love it. you want one?

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ng for a suspec good morning. i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. oakland police are looking for a suspect in the shooting death of a man at a motorcycle club on the city's east side. the suspect may have been kicked out of the club earlier

last night. the victim was found in the club's garage. the vice mayor of sausalito publicly apologized last night for the hand slapping incident that has become a video sensation. mike kelly slapped the hand of fellow councilmember carolyn ford after she shushed him and put her arm up at the end of a long meeting two weeks ago. a new seating chart separates them. next tuesday, apple will unveil the iphone 5 at its world headquarters in cupertino. the media event will be the first major product unveiling since cofounder steve jobs resigned as ceo last month. traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. we continue to follow this developing news in east palo alto on city streets. if you are just waking up with us, a police pursuit ended in a deadly crash at the intersection of bay road and university avenue. so university avenue is shut down for a couple of blocks in that area. so willow road is your best alternate. we are told though by some members of the kcbs phone force that it is starting to slow in that area and it is impacting traffic coming off of the dumbarton bridge. so again marsh and willow are the best alternates for university. bay bridge, early-morning fender-bender blocked lanes stacked up cars at the maze. they turned on the metering lights early and now we are getting word of a new crash just past the metering lights. likely just cleared to the right shoulder. but you may want to consider

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welcome back to the "early show," top of the hour wednesday morn >> man are we in a good mood this morning. >> let the people know! we are feeling good. hope you are feeling good too. >> proud. >> i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. the next step for amazon's kindle as they try to give ipad a run for its money. 75% of the tablet devices in the u.s. are i pads. >> that's a lot. >> amazon is holding an event today and we will tell you what we are hearing about the new tablet called, are you ready for this? the kindle fire. >> a little heat there. also ahead seven years ago, craig hutto lost his leg to a shark. he tested on a bionic leg and he is letting other amputees live more full and active lives. we will be bringing you that as well. we begin with president obama focusing on education. speaking at the time a school practically in his backyard.

bill plante has a preview for us. >> reporter: the president gives this speech every year, this year, it's a benjamin banneker high school in d.c. but it's not just any high school. as we discovered, talking to the students at banneker about the importance of education is kind of like preaching to the choir. >> i'm 6'7". i play basketball. when i grow up, i want to be a mechanical engineer. >> reporter: banneker is full of students like 18-year-old senior ibrahim diaite who doesn't expect to be the next kobe bryant. >> when you go to the nba, one injury could mess up your life so i want something to fall back on, say, if i get a full ride for basketball, i will also focus on my major. >> reporter: just blocks from the capital, banneker is the

exception in a city where, on average, 1 out of 4 high school students will not graduate. students have to apply to come here and standards are rigorous. principal anita berger says 100% of the students graduate and 100% accepted into four-year colleges last year. >> kids come in understanding this is how it is. >> reporter: she has been here 18 years and in charge the last seven and fought hard to create an environment where students can reach their potential. >> we don't just prepare the academic side of them. we prepare them socially, emotionally and for opportunities like this, you know, how to act, those kind of things. >> reporter: opportunities like having the president of the united states drop by to remind the students that the future is theirs to shape, as he did last year in philadelphia. >> your life is what you make of it. and nothing, absolutely nothing can beyond your reach. so long as you're willing to dream big, so long as you're willing to work hard. >> reporter: ibrahim diaite is ready to hear that message. >> i'm trying to alter my own destiny.

>> reporter: the first time they showed this to the students, there was some controversy. there were fears that the president will have a political message. so, now, the white house puts the text out in advance. we have read it. there is nothing political in it. he does tell these students that in tough economic times, it's up to them whether the country falls behind or moves ahead. chris? >> cbs' bill plante at the white house for us, thank you. one man dreaming big right now especially after a surprise over the weekend is republican presidential candidate herman cain. >> he won the florida straw poll over the weekend with more votes than rick perry and mitt romney combined. someone like sarah palin says you're the flavor of the week. how do you respond to something like that? >> i would say that is not true, first of all. the difference between me

winning that straw poll and what we are going to do to leverage that is a couple of things. primarily, i have a message that is resonating with the american people, the voters. my economic growth in jobs plan, as you know, next to national security, the biggest thing on the minds of the american people, how do we generate jobs and grow this economy. i have been talking about my nine nine nine plan. it's resonating because it's simple, it expands the base and it's going to kick-start this economy. so rather than being the flavor of the week, people are saying, ah, there is more to that flavor than meets the eye and it's substance and i will continue to talk about solutions to some of these issues, rather than just talking about the issues. >> we should point out, though, a number of the republicans who voted in that poll say we don't expect him to go on and be the nominee. this is a grueling endeavor, it is expensive. you mentioned recently you thought a couple times about

dropping out and most people would say, look, you may have something people respond to but your chances of actually getting that nomination, pretty slim. so why stick with it then? >> the bumblebee is not supposed to fly aerodynamically. there are two dynamics in this campaign that weren't around the ten years ago and i wouldn't have had a chance. number one, this massive citizens movement that some people call the tea party movement is not just the tea party. every organization is mobilizing its members to get involved and get active. secondly, the power of the internet. we didn't have that ten years ago. one of the reasons i believe i won that florida straw poll, one of the reasons that i believe that according to the latest gallup positive intensity poll i came in first place on that and yesterday zogby announced their new poll i outpolled rick perry and governor romney. why? because of the power of the internet. so people aren't just dependent, with all due respect, the

mainstream media for its information about who it is that they like and where you stand on the issues. so those two advantages give me a big advantage in order to stay in this race. >> i want to talk to you about something you said in an interview on monday night which gained some headlines here. you said you would be able to peel off one-third of the african-american vote in 2011. in 2008 president obama received 96% of the african-american vote. how do you propose to do that? that is going out there on a limb to say you can do that as a republican. >> i'm doing it based upon the feedback i have gotten from black americans who love my message. it has nothing to do with color. it's all about my message of growing this economy. people realize, whether you are a democrat, republican, or independent, the biggest thing we need to do is grow this economy because if we don't get this economy growing the right way, then all of the things we are arguing about and debating about and cutting and increasing taxes won't matter. i know from walking through the airport, e-mails that i get,

people on my facebook page, groups inviting me to speak that normally might not have invited me to speak. i get feedback from people who are thinking for themselves. like in florida, the voters, they decided the winner of that poll, not the media. >> a number of americans are speaking out thinking for themselves and a number of americans not all of them republicans, but many republicans who are saying we still need someone else in this race and that is someone is governor chris christie getting a lot of traction. if he were to jump in the race, a, as a republican, do you think that would be a good move? and, b, what does it do to your candidacy and your chances? >> if he jumps in the race, come on down as they say. the hype was the same before governor perry got into the race.

it doesn't mother me and here is why. as you look at my campaign, it continues to build and build and build. it doesn't go down. cain supporters don't defect. the fact we are where we are today is going to continue to build. they will not jump ship because the media person they want to be in it for the purposes of drama and stories you can write. no. we will continue to build and not change our tactics or our strategy. >> mr. cain, thanks for coming in. >> thank you. jeff glor is at the news desk with a look at other headlines for you. >> good morning. you talk about chris christie. new jersey governor chris christie is far away from his home state in california still giving presidential sounding speeches but still says he is not a candidate. he spoke at the ronald reagan library last night. he seemed to leave wiggle room when he respond to do a supporters. >> i mean this with all of my heart. we need you.

>> it's extraordinarily flattering, but by the same token, that heartfelt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do it. that reason has to reside inside me. >> and as herman cain said if christie wants to get involved, come on down. washington's political gridlock has hampered the turn around. so scott pelley asked the founder of b.e.t. how to change things. black entertainment television how he would change things. >> my message to washington is simply sacrifice your political job for the job that american people want you to do. that's as simple as that. be willing to be a one-term congressperson. be willing to be a one-term president. be willing to be a one-term senator. take that position that the

issues before the country are far greater than me returning to washington and starting the same old treadmill over again. one of the president obama's political adviser said his boss will not be a one-term president and said it be will a titanic struggle but mr. obama will be reelected. conrad murray is in day two now of his trial. he cried during yesterday's opening statements. prosecutors say murray used a powerful sedative to help jackson's sleep and they played a shocking audiotape yesterday of a seemingly drugged jackson that he made weeks before he died. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my

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something takes me under water. i didn't see anything >> reporter: it drabd 16-year-old craig hutto under water while he was on vacation fishing with his brother in florida. >> just like in the movie "jaws" the shark starts dragging me diagonally. >> reporter: craig's older brother brian acted quickly. >> the whole time we're swimming back the shark is still on my leg. >> reporter: craig tried to pry him off with his hands. >> he already hit my femoral artery. every heartbeat i was pumping blood out. that's all i saw the whole time was blood. it was red. >> reporter: he had lost more than half the blood in his body. after a harrowing odiehl he was rushed to the hospital by helicopter for surgery. >> i told my mom, mom, please don't let them take my leg. right when i said that, she just lost it. >> reporter: craig's leg had been amputated from the thigh down. >> i was devastated because i

had played basketball, baseball and football since i could walk basically. >> reporter: at that point craig was hoping to even walk again. but within six weeks he was being fitted for a new prosthetic leg and back at his high school in tennessee. >> the ankle and knee, there are significantly more challenges. >> reporter: the doctor craig was working with recommended him to dr. goldfarb at vanderbilt university. he was testing a new bionic leg tested for amputees like craig. >> this is for above knee amputees. what we're doing is basically making a fully robotic leg. >> reporter: a robotic leg that goes further than regular prosthetics. it can help keep amputees steadier on their feet and helps them climb slopes and stairs. >> usually i have to think about every step. if i don't, that's when i get too relaxed and that's when i usually trip and fall. >> reporter: so three times a week craig heads to vanderbilt,

tests the leg and makes recommendations. >> he's basically been the test pilot, let's us know how it's working, what's not working, what feels right, what doesn't feel right. >> reporter: now a junior in college, craig plans to get a master's in acute nursing. his close call gave him a new outlook. >> thumbs-up. >> reporter: elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. >> what a story. what a guy, too. talk about an inspiration. >> yeah. it's good to see him getting better and better on that and being the test pilot for something like that. who knows. good to see him back up on his feet. still ahead a man's desperate effort to save afghanistan's treasures. >> soviet union couldn't stop him neither could afghanistan. a story of his perseverance right here come back. here come >> announcer: "cbs healthwatch" is sponsored by lipitor. i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough.

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killing her high school friend michelle le. a police chase and crash in palo alto left one person dead. they pulled over a suspicious person who didn't have his lights on. the driver went the wrong way on university avenue, then the truck hit a motorcycle near bay road. the motorcyclist died it the scene. a san francisco gas station giving away free gas this morning. shell hosted the promo stunt for 90 minutes on mission street. as you can see, drivers lined up around the block to get free gas. it's over in five minutes. traffic and weather coming right up. style like a fashionista. save like a maxxinista. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you.

good morning. well, unfortunately, it has been a very busy morning commute. lots of accidents popping up including this one across the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 is in the commute direction. one lane is blocked because of an overturned injury crash about midspan. chp is still there still blocking one lane. we understand that it is crawl in those westbound lanes as far back even beyond the toll plaza to at least clawiter road. eastbound gets by okay. bay bridge stacked up to the macarthur maze for a while now. actually due to a crash that happened before 6:00 this morning. the metering lights were turned on early, as well. two-car crash northbound 280 just by the 880 interchange. that was just cleared to the shoulder. but it's still crawl out of

downtown towards cupertino. that is traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. lots of sunshine, no delay in that today. we are going to see beautiful skies all the way to the coastline as we head toward the afternoon. nice shot for you now looking toward the golden gate. we have sunny skies and what looks like a spectacular day ahead. as that fall sunshine, the offshore winds, going to crank up these temperatures. 89 in san jose. 89 in redwood city. 95 in livermore. 76 degrees in san francisco. a little cooler tomorrow. much cooler as we head in toward the weekend with more clouds on the way. i am a face unclogger.

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>> does it make you want to do that at home? >> yeah, baby. >> 1992. right here on "the early show." >> my sister is in on this with me. who will end up in the rock-n-roll hall of fame? there's some pretty big names on this year's list, including guns n roses, red hot chili pepper, beasty boys. but who are you the favorites? we'll look. also a large number of women on the ballot. yeah. also there's no real competition in the tablet market, but the ipad, well, some experts say it's about to get a true rival. amazon expected to unveil its new tablet this morning. the kindle fire. supposed to do what the ipad does at half the price. coming up, we'll tell you what we know about this new device, and how amazon is trying to change the game. >> and we like the name, no matter what. but before that, we want to take you back to afghanistan which was torn apart by war and has been for so long.

before that, it was a vital tradi trading cross roads for the silk road. when you're sent on assignment to a place like afghanistan, there are storylines you're expecting to see. but often it's the peripheral ones that tell so much more about a place. we came upon this tale of a man, his museum, and his desperate attempt to save some of his own country's history. artifacts usually tell the story of ancient times. but these pieced back together at the national museum of afghanistan bear the scars of modern history. >> 50% of the artifacts were looted from this museum. >> reporter: he is the director of the embattled kabul museum, which he joined in 1978. >> now looking at these artifacts. >> you look like an artifact? >> reporter: but there's been little to smile about during his

three decade-long tenure, most all of it marked by war. after the soviet invasion in 1979, there was civil war. more than 2/3 of the collection was looted, and the museum itself came under rocket attack. there's no ceiling, there's no roof. >> yeah. no windows. no nothing. it was completely barren. >> they were working in a war zone. they had treasures that were irreplaceable anywhere. >> reporter: half a world away in washington, d.c., american archaeologist and national geographic fellow frederick hebert watched the destruction and worried most about the legendary gold. >> this is a treasure that was found in 1979 in northern afghanistan. 22,000 pieces of gold, exquisite, just on the brink of chaos in afghanistan. >> reporter: but back in kabul, masoudi was keeping a secret.

>> i can't imagine what happened in a few years to this museum. but it was not the time to sit. but it was the time to have action. >> reporter: many of the most important artifacts were squirrelled away and hidden in vaults, deep below these city streets in kabul. that was 1988. when masoudi and museum staff secretly hid some of the greatest treasures. but the assault didn't stop. in 2001, the taliban began destroying artifacts despigoting humans or animals. including the giant budda statues from the 6th century. they were more than 10 storeys high. at the museum, at least 2,500 artifacts were smashed. but despite mounting pressures, masoudi kept quiet. >> they knew the treasures of

afghanistan had been hidden away, and not a single one, not masoudi, not even the lowest guard who knew about it, told anyone that the treasure still existed in afghanistan. >> it's much bigger than i thought. >> reporter: finally in 2004, hebert, along with national geographic which filmed the journey, joined masoudi, who after 14 years helped reveal the 2,000-year-old gold. >> i opened the door. and out fell all of these little plastic bags. with gold in them. and all of a sudden, this sense of understanding that they themselves, the afghans, had saved their cultural heritage came over. it was one of the most amazing moments of my life. >> reporter: still today, masoudi's staff continues to painstakingly catalog and repair many of the artifacts.

some of the gold is on a traveling exhibition in europe, while much it remains hidden. >> we have to transfer these pieces really safely to the next generation. >> that's what you're trying to do? >> i think this is our job. this is our duty. >> reporter: masoudi says it's his duty to save these artifacts. and with that, preserve his culture too. >> he is most proud of having the national museum of afghanistan open and seeing student groups inside. he says it's important for the world to see in afghanistan that it is about more than just war. >> and of course that is such a different picture than we normally see. but there's also a lot of concern about what is going to happen to afghanistan in the coming years. is he concerned about how the very delicate political climate there could perhaps lead to issues again with these national treasures? >> well, it is something out of a movie really. some of these guys, a handful of guys, still have keys. a lot of the gold is still hidden. and after the interview, he

pulled me to the side and in that deep voice he said, be careful about what you say. and i read that to be, be careful. we still have some concern that some of these treasures could still be at risk. >> don't giveaway all of our secrets. all right. thanks. jeff is over at the news desk with a final look at the headlines on this wednesday morning. good morning one last time. >> good morning one last time to you as well. news in arizona. another massive dust storm. this one not quite as thick as recent dust storms. and the storm is suspected of causing an accident involving at least seven vehicles. this is what it looked like. 13 people were hurt there. gas and oil prices continue to slide. the price of crude oil fell below $84 a barrel this morning on expectations that slow growth may weaken demand for raw materials, and the price of gas is now at $3.47 a gallon o

if you're one of the 14 if you're one of 14 million americans looking for work right now, it may seem tough to shell out money to help find that job. but it could be worth it for you, because not only could you find the job but actually write off the cost of your job hunt on your taxes. ray martin of cbs money watch is

here to tell us about the tax breaks for job hunters. hard to believe we are already talking about tax breaks, because filing taxes seems so far away. but this is something we can focus on year round. >> a lot of people out there are looking for a new job or searching for a job, and they have expenses. keep the records. >> what are specifically some of the expenses that you could deduct? >> there are so many categories. things like preparing, printing, and sending out your resume. transportation costs to and from a job fair or job interview. or union hall looking for a job. counseling, career coaching preparing for a job interview. meals, lunches, dinners, in connection with a job interview. the cost of your cell phone, internet, newspaper cost, legal costs, even some home office expenses. there's about a dozen categories of expenses that you can take a tax deduction for and get money back. >> it all sounds great. sounds like a lot of stuff. but of course there are limitations. >> there usually are. there are two here. one is tricky.

you can only deduct job search expenses in connection with searching for a new job in your current occupation. if you're a bank manager and you're laid off, you can't deduct expenses associated with looking for a job as a chef, for example. and the expenses must be more less than 2% of your annual income. >> ok. so those are things to keep in mind. >> there's a way around it, though. as a tax advisor, here's what i advise folks to do. while you're looking for a job, take temporary work or do some consulting. and you're going to get income from that. as a sole proprietor, report that income on schedule c and then take a 100% deduction for all of those job expenses on schedule c. even if you have a loss that rolls up to the front of your tax attorney. that's what i advise folks to do in situation. and take even more deductions than typically would be allowed. >> love that. great advice to have.

what about the records that you're going to need to keep for the deductions? of course you don't want to say you did something and not be able to back it up. >> here, record keeping is key. you need evidence of your old job. like a job description or an old performance evaluation. you need proof of your job search, like a copy of a letter of an email sending out your resume. receipts, credit card statements, cancelled checks of your expenses. and keep a log of your travel and mileage for your travel for these job expenses. now here is the thing. you're going to report these on a form 2106, unreimbursed business expenses. it will roll right up to your schedule a itemized deductions, and you can calculate the limitation here as well. all of the records and record keeping is key. but it's easy to do if you know what to look for while you're doing and keep the records while you're incurring the expense. >> schedule c and other forms. but the good news you can get more information at cbs money watch, right? >> go to the blog. it's all laid out for you. >> thanks for the great advice. and cbsmoneywatch.com is where

you can find ray's list of 11 tax breaks for job hunters. this morning, the ipad is about to get serious competition at a much cheaper price courtesy of amazon, which just revealed the first details of its kindle fire tablet this morning at a news conference here in new york. katie has the scoop this morning. i know you've been excited about this. a lot of people are excited about this. what was the big reveal? >> this is a big tech news this week. constantly i can tell you as a tech journalist every day there's a new tablet coming out. there's over 100 in the marketplace, not exactly good competition for the ipad, who has the market. this is exciting. amazon has announced the kindle fire. it is a $200 full color tablet. let me give you some specs. dual core processor. it will run off of android but use that amazon marketplace. you're going to have instant access to streaming books, magazines, and video. something that amazon already does. it won't have a camera.

it's not going to have 3g capability or a microphone. but to have a full tablet, at $200, that's kind of exciting. >> is it something that makes apple nervous? or do they say, you still don't have this, you still don't have that. that's us. >> starting at a base price of $499 for the ipad, they had 83% of the market last year. are they a little nervous at this price point? absolutely. i think there's actually a chance here. again, going back to the fact that there's such an influx of tablets in the marketplace, it's something that drives me crazy. we're seeing so many developed in the next big thing, the next big shakeup. i actually think this has a shot. >> this is what you would consider a top tier tablet, where you have a lot of also rans, and the ipad up here, and this is inching towards it? >> this is what i think amazon does well. when we talk about the kindle name and reputation, to hit that ipad it has to be intuitive and have a good reputation. for the average consumer to know the kindle name, that's something that at that price point -- if it was $250, $300,

$i don't know. $199, viable. >> any other products they made announcements about? >> it was kind of a whole kindle refresh. let me just take you through this. what also is exciting is $79 they announce a new kindle, lightest and cheapest ever. that's pretty big news. also going to have that 8-inch display. and then the $99 touch screen kindle. that's the base price, with 3g and without ads. it's a bit more money. but exciting for those of you that love your ereaders. >> as far as when these will be available -- >> that's a great question. $79 one i believe it's happening as soon as today. the touch screen version will happen around november 21. so everybody is going to keep their eyes on the market. this of course is happening before holiday. perfect timing on amazon's part. >> i was just going to say. let's also talk about the interest with tablets. for people at home that are saying, i don't know how they are going to actually really take off for maybe another year or so.

we're talking about major percentages. 261% growth just year to year. and talk to me about the millions of units out there. and just -- i know we have talked about apple having the biggest piece of the pie here, but this is big business. >> we're talking 63.6 million units. for any big competitor to even take a sliver of that pie in the tablet world is huge revenue. all of the competition wants is a bit of the piece of the pie and create some competition. competition is healthy at the end of the day. >> kindle fire may be onto something. thank you. up next, the rock-n-roll hall of fame decides who should get in this year. we'll bring you some o,,,,,,,,,,

♪ i don't ever want to feel like i do that day ♪ >> 15 nominees on this year's list for the rock 'n' roll hall of fame and they include the red hot chili peppers and guns 'n

roses and chaka khan. and donna summer. >> the list came out on tuesday. more than 500 voters will decide who actually makes it in. but before they vote, we want to get a real feel who is most likely to make it. with us is joe levy. and good to have both of you experts with us. >> good to be here. >> pretty eclectic list. >> debate, too. >> it definitely is. >> let's throw to you there. joe, you're closest over here so i'll start with you. >> okay. >> who do you think of this list of 15. >> five will make it. guns 'n roses are a lock. >> yes! >> i will say no chance they will not be inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. >> a gill g&r. >> they don't talk to each other. duff and slash talk but axle doesn't talk to except, i don't

know, his imaginary friends. >> he has enough of those. >> i think red hot chili peppers are still out there doing it today and excellent bands. they were nominated last year and they didn't make it in then. >> a little story i'd like to tell about three bad brothers you know so well. started way back in history. >> the beastie boys and chill chili peppers been doing it a long time. >> g&r i think they are a lock. >> let's have you weigh in now. who is your lock and who isn't? >> i think that guns 'n roses are a lock. it's not as if they produce this amazing lengthy body of work. but they made a huge impact. i think people, they are still a rock 'n' roll feel about them. you know? all of the craziness and, you

know, of all things, you know, suddenly axle becoming this kind of secluded artist, you know? it's something that has a lot of heat around it and, also, as joe pointed out, the potential drama of who might actually show up at the induction i think is something on people's minds. >> that would make it phenomenal to see them all maybe on stage together but perhaps in, you know, some sort of proximity. >> i want to know if slash is wearing the top hat. >> what don't want to know that? >> finally he has a chance the top hat is appropriate and it's a black tie affair. >> what about the cure? >> i'm a big supporter of the cure. i'm somebody at the nominating committee meetings have brought them up. i think they represent something about music that is kind of underrepresented in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. i think they have an outside chance. they were a big band. i think the bigger group of voters helps them. so, you know, i've got my fingers crossed. >> seems like the great music

and all of the hall of fame nominees, when i was in college, i had some good college years. >> apparently you did. you don't remember very well. >> unfortunately, culture club still hasn't made the nomination! >> but i'm holding out hope for boy george. >> what about the women? either of you want to? >> i want to see joan jett in the hall of fame. i love her. i wonder if she is going to make it. this voting body includes former inductees and music writers and music biz people and many on the older side and tend toward the more established and traditional. >> rough he's maybe not as much but chaka khan better get in. >> >> that is not the most obvious nomination in terms of quality, absolutely. but freddie king, a lot of debate about influence, importance and a lot of debate. people who believe this is the rock 'n' roll hall of fame, you know, if hip-hop had a hall of

fame that is where where they should go. but in terms of quality and in terms of their impact they are hugely significant. so they are kind of carrying the hip-hop flag this year. >> really it all comes down to a matter of opinion with these voters? >> exactly. it all comes down to the vote. it's going to be interesting, a rakim is known as the greatest lyricist is nominated as freddie king is and anthony and i know about and the voting body does so it will be very strange. >> thank you both very much. appreciate it. >> we will see how well you did in april. thanks, guys,,,,,,,,

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good morning. it is still busy out there. if you are going to head off to work, expect slow traffic including on the san mateo bridge westbound 92 at the flat section of the bridge. they finally cleared an overturned accident there so things are improving but it is still slow from beyond the toll plaza. the drive time is still 34 minutes from hayward to foster city. the bay bridge has been backed up since a crash before 6:00 this morning. so it's backed up well into the macarthur maze. westbound 580 jammed from 24. if you are coming down the eastshore freeway, you notice that long drive time there, as well. almost 40 minutes. it is stop and go from pinole valley road all the way towards the macarthur maze. looks like things are improving a bit across this stretch out of downtown san jos on 280. we had an accident approaching the 880 interchange so it's still pretty sluggish toward highway 85 and cupertino. and, of course, we continue to follow this fatal accident investigation at bay road and university avenue in east palo alto where lanes are still blocked off. that is traffic.

for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, we have lots of sunshine around the bay area today. folks, you're going to enjoy a beautiful fall day outside. it will be hot in spots inland. looking toward mount diablo you have nice clear skies to begin the day. and the temperatures are beginning to warm up over top of the many of the mountains. into san francisco you can see clear toward the golden gate there. looking good. and it's going to stay that way all day long. high pressure offshore winds going to crank up these temperatures. these are probably the hottest numbers we are going to see this week mid-90s in the hottest spots inland today. inside the bay looking at 70s and 80s at the coastline plan on 60s, cooling off as early as thursday and friday.

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